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the taliban says -- >> we've seen the worst so far. excessive heat warnings and advisories posted in 23 states. the heat in many areas could reach 115 degrees. the heat wave is being blamed for one death in madison county, illinois. in oklahoma it was so hot, that part of a highway buckled. look at that. motorist was hospitalized after his bike hit the buckled pavement. in arkansas several communities have opened cooling centers. good rule of thumb in this heat whatever you're doing don't overdo it. >> if you're going to go outside in heat like this better be drinking a lot of water before you come out. make sure you have some substance in your stomach or you might be going to the hospital. >> it was hard to stay focused because it was so hot out. >> dehydrated, exhausted, just tired. >> right now nearly 400,000 people in the chicago area are still without power following the worst storm in a decade. utility officials say it could be several days before many of those customers are back on-line. the video we're looking at here, i think
the taliban says -- >> we've seen the worst so far. excessive heat warnings and advisories posted in 23 states. the heat in many areas could reach 115 degrees. the heat wave is being blamed for one death in madison county, illinois. in oklahoma it was so hot, that part of a highway buckled. look at that. motorist was hospitalized after his bike hit the buckled pavement. in arkansas several communities have opened cooling centers. good rule of thumb in this heat whatever you're doing don't...
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the taliban claims it was a victim. the group accusing the u.s. of hacking in to its cell phones to send false text messages saying that its leader, mullah omar was dead. we're following the story. we go live to kabul, afghanistan. david, this one has got people wondering. what's going on? >> reporter: well, the news first broke by an afghan television station and then later in the day, cnn and other media received a message by an individual claiming to be a top taliban commander. that individual said that mullah omar had died of heart failure last week and a successor had already been named. the taliban, like you said, later came out and said they have been the victim of a hacking and their phones and emails have been tapped. in fact this message was phoney. cnn doesn't have any confirmation of the sort. we spoke with nato official and they have no operational knowledge on the ground. so the whereabouts of mullah omar are unknown. last believed to be in pakistan, where taliban militants have launched attacks across that border against troops down
the taliban claims it was a victim. the group accusing the u.s. of hacking in to its cell phones to send false text messages saying that its leader, mullah omar was dead. we're following the story. we go live to kabul, afghanistan. david, this one has got people wondering. what's going on? >> reporter: well, the news first broke by an afghan television station and then later in the day, cnn and other media received a message by an individual claiming to be a top taliban commander. that...
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when mortenson says he was kidnapped by the taliban in '96, the taliban wasn't present. the taliban banned photography. we have a picture of the supposed kidnappers. "60 minutes" showed a picture of mortenson carrying a gun with his supposed kidnappers. pretty unusual for a group of kidnappers to be photographed with their faces clearly seen and for their supposed victim to pose with them with a gun. this is really -- goes to the heart of some of the claims that mortenson has made in his two books. some of them more dramatic episodes, just turn out to be based on a number of interviews "60 minutes" have done and for some of our own reporting on cnn, just not true. >> i want to tell our viewers, we did reach out to try to get greg mortenson. he's not speaking to any media but did offer us a statement that i want to put out on the screen to let you know what it is he said. and he said the story being framed by "60 minutes" paints a distorted picture using inaccurate information, innuendo and a microscopic focus on one year 2009 irs 990 financial and a few points in the boo
when mortenson says he was kidnapped by the taliban in '96, the taliban wasn't present. the taliban banned photography. we have a picture of the supposed kidnappers. "60 minutes" showed a picture of mortenson carrying a gun with his supposed kidnappers. pretty unusual for a group of kidnappers to be photographed with their faces clearly seen and for their supposed victim to pose with them with a gun. this is really -- goes to the heart of some of the claims that mortenson has made in...
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outpost king is caught between towns full of taliban. if americans leave they will employee through the valley. if they say every few days this happens. mortars hit the base. the last attack was low enough ago there is panic. they are worried the taliban are preparing a big one. days of nothing insurgents now finally around the town in an attack of both sides. >> hustle up. grab it and you are ready. >> reporter: they use mortars first. the incoming fire is very accurate here. >> go, go, go! >> reporter: heavy machine guns. >> reporter: the bullets are too close. >> never mind! >> reporter: locals scatter. just before huge american firepower has the last word. >> reporter: power massive air strikes across the hills and then taliban falls silent. america knew why it came here but isn't sure why it is staying. >> can we get a police car? >> reporter: ten minutes later, jets swoop in to head for hills. a show of force, taliban are now either gone or dead. at least five killed p by soldiers' count. the next morning, it starts again. mortars
outpost king is caught between towns full of taliban. if americans leave they will employee through the valley. if they say every few days this happens. mortars hit the base. the last attack was low enough ago there is panic. they are worried the taliban are preparing a big one. days of nothing insurgents now finally around the town in an attack of both sides. >> hustle up. grab it and you are ready. >> reporter: they use mortars first. the incoming fire is very accurate here....
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here is a recent example of what coalition forces call taliban proppa ganda a tweet from a taliban spokesperson reads, mujahidin bring down u.s. helicopter in kunar. coalition forces fired back we have no reports of any missing helicopters. take any taliban reports with a block of salt. and then reports of a shootdown are false. the online war of words started last month with the taliban attack on the u.s. embassy in kab kabul. seven afghan police officers and civilians were killed arc long with six insurgents. but even before the 20-hour gun battle was over, tweets were flying. the outcome is inevitable. the question, how much longer will terrorists put innocent afghans in harm's way? i don't know. you have been putting them in harm's way for the past ten years. razed whole villages and markets and still have the nerve to talk about harm's way. >> really? 80% of civilian casualties are caused by insurgent, as in your activities. with 14,000 followers on its twitter account, isap media may have the advantage here. but a coalition spokesman acknowledges this war of words is far from over. >>> al
here is a recent example of what coalition forces call taliban proppa ganda a tweet from a taliban spokesperson reads, mujahidin bring down u.s. helicopter in kunar. coalition forces fired back we have no reports of any missing helicopters. take any taliban reports with a block of salt. and then reports of a shootdown are false. the online war of words started last month with the taliban attack on the u.s. embassy in kab kabul. seven afghan police officers and civilians were killed arc long...
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it's almost become pro forma for the taliban to claim responsibility for anything that happens in the region, so it will be interesting to see if they do -- if they do really have anything planned or using this as a public relations coup. >> it's also interesting to see how much sympathy there is for osama bin laden in pakistan. it's interesting that they were threatening attacks against pakistani targets as well. >> that's right. >> according to reuters. president obama called his predecessor former president george w. bush to tell him the news of bin laden's death. >> the hunt for osama bin laden began with the bush administration, even in the clinton administration, though, there were bombings on his compounds after the embassy bombings in kenya. remember when president bush made this famous statement almost a decade ago. >> osama bin laden is just one person. he's representative of a -- of networks of people who absolutely have made their cause to defeat the freedoms that we understand and we will not allow him to do so. >> do you want bin laden dead? >> i want him -- i want justi
it's almost become pro forma for the taliban to claim responsibility for anything that happens in the region, so it will be interesting to see if they do -- if they do really have anything planned or using this as a public relations coup. >> it's also interesting to see how much sympathy there is for osama bin laden in pakistan. it's interesting that they were threatening attacks against pakistani targets as well. >> that's right. >> according to reuters. president obama...
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they say they have well placed taliban sources. men report learning to connect with networks in north america and using simple stuff like sugar and basic chemicals to make powerful explosives. >>> in iraq a suicide bomber targeting police recruits today happening in tikrit. the explosion killing at least 50 people and injuring 150 others. it also caused a fire at a nearby fuel station. >>> northeast dealing with a big winter mess this morning. more ice than snow in some areas. a live look at new york city. this is where freezing rain and snow is creating a slick and messy morning drive. there's columbus circle right now. jacqui jeras is in the extreme weather center for us. this is unlike some of the other systems we've dealt with in the northeast and it will make for messy travel today. >> especially this morning. things will improve into the afternoon hours. there's good news. it really is a totally different animal than what we've dealt with the last couple storms. we've been dealing with snowstorm after snowstorm. we've had abo
they say they have well placed taliban sources. men report learning to connect with networks in north america and using simple stuff like sugar and basic chemicals to make powerful explosives. >>> in iraq a suicide bomber targeting police recruits today happening in tikrit. the explosion killing at least 50 people and injuring 150 others. it also caused a fire at a nearby fuel station. >>> northeast dealing with a big winter mess this morning. more ice than snow in some areas....
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. >> the taliban is also responding this morning to the president's announcement calling eight symbolic step only. we are getting perspective this morning on all of this from the pentagon correspondent barbara starr and is with us this morning. you were listening to the speech last night. not unexpected because people in the pentagon knew that this was probably the plan. what about the reaction this morning? >> well, i think you are seeing a very mixed reaction. democrats and republicans on capitol hill already some in favor and some not in favor. many people are saying he should have gone faster. some republicans are saying that he's taking too many troops out too fast. a lot of concern about all of this. but later today, it will become very interesting on capitol hill. david petraeus, the commander on capitol hill, confirmation hearings as cia director and you know this i shall sue going to be front and center. he will cross-examine whether he supports the president's decision or what concerns he may have that this risks some of the security gains the troops already made. >> what had
. >> the taliban is also responding this morning to the president's announcement calling eight symbolic step only. we are getting perspective this morning on all of this from the pentagon correspondent barbara starr and is with us this morning. you were listening to the speech last night. not unexpected because people in the pentagon knew that this was probably the plan. what about the reaction this morning? >> well, i think you are seeing a very mixed reaction. democrats and...
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because two weeks after his death we have a statement from the taliban, the second in charge of the taliban here saying that they are vowing to continue bin laden's work to finish his work. he says that the u.s., nato and, quote, the jews, are their enemy and they're going to step up their attacks. we have seen more attacks over the past week. dozens of military have been killed. a lot of insurgents killed as well in suicide attacks and other attacks throughout pakistan. the thing to remember here as well is that pakistanis are caught in the crossfire. the taliban here may have other enemies but the pakistanis are the ones dying in these attacks. >> stan grant, thanks, stan. >>> new news about the scandal that has torn apart california's first family. this is our first glimpse of arnold schwarzenegger since the news came out about his affair with another woman. the scandal is the peg for "time" magazine's cover story. >> take a look at it. "sex. lies. arrogance. what makes powerful men act like pigs." the asterisk next to the little pigs, it says no offense. no offense to the pigs because p
because two weeks after his death we have a statement from the taliban, the second in charge of the taliban here saying that they are vowing to continue bin laden's work to finish his work. he says that the u.s., nato and, quote, the jews, are their enemy and they're going to step up their attacks. we have seen more attacks over the past week. dozens of military have been killed. a lot of insurgents killed as well in suicide attacks and other attacks throughout pakistan. the thing to remember...
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officials say they killed 120 insurgents and top leaders, many taliban, but several of them arabs linked to al qaeda, damaging their network. yet, the clashes reveal that al qaeda, for years, said to be mostly across the border in pakistan is again a concern back where they started in afghanistan's hills. we push down into the valley, still an insurgent stronghold. high-tech american helicopters buzzed overhead until militants shot at them up in the valley. >> uncharacteristic for the taliban around here. they are getting gutsy. past there usually patrols don't push up far past that because if you do, you're going to take enemy contact, pretty certain. >> reporter: the afghans clear about who lay and wait for them ahead. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> translator: they are talibans and arabs and poickets there. >> reporter: the foot of the valley, the american base is hit by pot shots sometimes by lone gunmen up high who they then mortar. al qaeda's return to these remote hills could tie america's hands, making it harder to justify pulling back from here. the terrorist network that m
officials say they killed 120 insurgents and top leaders, many taliban, but several of them arabs linked to al qaeda, damaging their network. yet, the clashes reveal that al qaeda, for years, said to be mostly across the border in pakistan is again a concern back where they started in afghanistan's hills. we push down into the valley, still an insurgent stronghold. high-tech american helicopters buzzed overhead until militants shot at them up in the valley. >> uncharacteristic for the...
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in a war about perception of victory, the taliban have an incredibly sophisticated voice. one more important thing about these images. they could be the first we've seen of the network, getting increasing attention, accused of having pakistani backup and sanctions. behind me many of the sophisticated attacks in capital recently here, rarely video the all ap but said to be behind that attack on the hotel. while the itch images don't say they are the haqqanis, is could be the first glimpse to date how they appropriate. >> nick paton walsh reporting live this morning. thanks, nick. >>> l.a. homicide investigators are taking another look at the mysterious death of hollywood actress natalie wood. in 1981 wood drowned while boat wig hess hearse robert wagner and actor christopher walken. they've been contacted with witnesses with new information. a news conference is scheduled for laters this morning. >>> all right. a hostile hearing on capitol hill. steven chu putting on a tough face during testimony. a loss of more than half a billion dollars in taxpayers' money. jessica yelli
in a war about perception of victory, the taliban have an incredibly sophisticated voice. one more important thing about these images. they could be the first we've seen of the network, getting increasing attention, accused of having pakistani backup and sanctions. behind me many of the sophisticated attacks in capital recently here, rarely video the all ap but said to be behind that attack on the hotel. while the itch images don't say they are the haqqanis, is could be the first glimpse to...
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the taliban and afghan government reconciliation process. by the same token, hillary clinton arrives here with anti-american feeling going so high on the streets of pakistan at the moment. there is so much concern about the raid that killed osama bin laden, the fact that pakistan did not know about it, it's being seen as really trashing pakistan's sovereignty. they say that pakistan is not being respected in this relationship. that was a message that was once again stressed by the president here today in his meeting with hillary clinton. what they're trying to do, though, is to right this relationship, trying to move it forward. it's a very strategic relationship, very important if the u.s. wants to draw down their troops across the border in afghanistan, and, of course, at the same time, it's very important for pakistan because tens of thousands of their own people have died as a result of terror attacks over the past ten years. >> all right. stan grant for us this morning, thanks so much. >>> a big win for immigration reform. the supreme c
the taliban and afghan government reconciliation process. by the same token, hillary clinton arrives here with anti-american feeling going so high on the streets of pakistan at the moment. there is so much concern about the raid that killed osama bin laden, the fact that pakistan did not know about it, it's being seen as really trashing pakistan's sovereignty. they say that pakistan is not being respected in this relationship. that was a message that was once again stressed by the president...
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wants them to step up the fight against al qaeda and taliban militants who hide in the northwest pakistan area and launch attacks on american troops across the border into afghanistan. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is on a visit to oman. she sat down with cnn and took time to remember the victims of the tucson shootings. she also gave her thoughts about a possible motive comparing the accused shooter to a terrorist. >> based on what i know, this is a criminal defendant who was in some ways motivated by his own political views, who had a particular animus toward the congresswoman. and i think when you cross the line from expressing opinions that are of conflicting differences in our political environment into taking action as violent action, that's a hallmark of extremism, whether it comes from the right or the left, from al qaeda, anarchists, whoever it is. >> secretary clinton made the comments at a town hall meeting in abu dhabi asking the audience not to judge the actions as representative of american idol jis. >>> michael jackson's personal physician has been ordered to stand
wants them to step up the fight against al qaeda and taliban militants who hide in the northwest pakistan area and launch attacks on american troops across the border into afghanistan. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is on a visit to oman. she sat down with cnn and took time to remember the victims of the tucson shootings. she also gave her thoughts about a possible motive comparing the accused shooter to a terrorist. >> based on what i know, this is a criminal defendant who...
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and pledging his allegiance to the taliban. cnn terror analyst, paul krukshank said he was already positioning himself to take over. >> he wants to show to the al qaeda membership around the world that he's the power leader and he's the one delivering the eulogy for osama bin laden. >> zawahiri was bin laden's top adviser and his personal physician. it's not clear what process was used by al qaeda to elevate him to the top spot in the organization. >>> house democratic leaders could take action today, against their embattled clean, anthony weiner. the new york congressman stands to lose his seat on the house energy and commerce committee. wiener eh's wife just returned from an overseas trip with her boss, secretary of state hillary clinton. weiner was waiting for her to return before making a decision on his immediate political future. >>> former porn star named ginger lee is talking publicly for the first time about her online exchange with congressman wiener. at a news conference yesterday, she said weiner asked her to lie ab
and pledging his allegiance to the taliban. cnn terror analyst, paul krukshank said he was already positioning himself to take over. >> he wants to show to the al qaeda membership around the world that he's the power leader and he's the one delivering the eulogy for osama bin laden. >> zawahiri was bin laden's top adviser and his personal physician. it's not clear what process was used by al qaeda to elevate him to the top spot in the organization. >>> house democratic...
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from what they believed to be a suspected taliban base. a senior u.s. official says the troops requested air support in initial indication, apache helicopters and a gunship fired on two pakistani ordered checkpoints. the official says she fired from the afghan side and did not enter pakistani airspace. 24 pakistani soldiers were killed in the air strike, but details diverge depending who you talk to. the u.s. believes the pakistanis were called before to warn them, but pakistani commanders say they pleaded to stop firing on friendly forces and insist their troops did not fire first. this is a frontier area with a border that's hard to define. nato complained in the past militants fire on american and afghan troops from positions close to pakistani army checkpoints. >> i'd say in the last three weeks we're probably averaging three to four crossborder firing incidents a week. >> reporter: just last week, u.s. commanders were speaking positively. saying at their request, positions to deny infiltration. >> in fact, we've had some very good cases in the last
from what they believed to be a suspected taliban base. a senior u.s. official says the troops requested air support in initial indication, apache helicopters and a gunship fired on two pakistani ordered checkpoints. the official says she fired from the afghan side and did not enter pakistani airspace. 24 pakistani soldiers were killed in the air strike, but details diverge depending who you talk to. the u.s. believes the pakistanis were called before to warn them, but pakistani commanders say...
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. >> reporter: he spent much of 2002 and 3:00 near kandahar, hunting for taliban. he came back to harvard, but in 2009 with the national guard unit, he went back to afghanistan. >> whoa! >> damn! >> i spent a lot of time with rout clearance units looking for ieds and we got hit several times and vehicles in front of me blown up. my vehicle never got hit. i was very, very lucky. when you run up there and pull open the door and see your injured buddies, you'll never forget that site. >> reporter: this time, back home, he began to explore the science of brain injury. >> what happens when the brain gets hit by a blast wave and slams up against the inside of the skull. >> reporter: with colleagues at northeastern university, parker built new tools to study how a blast affects the brain. it could be years before this leads to new treatments, but parker hopes that eventually will have a broad impact. >> concussions that your favorite football player suffers or the head injury you get when you're in a car accident and your head snaps forward or a shaking baby syndrome. the
. >> reporter: he spent much of 2002 and 3:00 near kandahar, hunting for taliban. he came back to harvard, but in 2009 with the national guard unit, he went back to afghanistan. >> whoa! >> damn! >> i spent a lot of time with rout clearance units looking for ieds and we got hit several times and vehicles in front of me blown up. my vehicle never got hit. i was very, very lucky. when you run up there and pull open the door and see your injured buddies, you'll never forget...
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. >> you're concerned about this prospect and think it could become another taliban situation for the u.s. what is the worst case scenario? >> libya has been very strong having its young men go overseas to fight in islamic insurgency, balkans, chechnya, especially ir rack when the height of the fighting was there. those that don't get killed go home. i think the core of the resistance, whatever little military ability they have is probably made up by people elsewhere we would call mujahadeen. so it's a dicey proposition to be getting involved with this. i'm not sure that the opposition, if it takes power, is going to be much better than was gadhafi. >> that's why you need to have the cia, i presume, in there vetting, as we said, who are these people? who are the elements funding or supporting them? who are politically the most palatable and least palatable among them, the white house saying no decision has been made. i have a question for you as a cia veteran, i guess. the fact that we even know about this, is that unusual? should where he just assume the cia in this sort of situation
. >> you're concerned about this prospect and think it could become another taliban situation for the u.s. what is the worst case scenario? >> libya has been very strong having its young men go overseas to fight in islamic insurgency, balkans, chechnya, especially ir rack when the height of the fighting was there. those that don't get killed go home. i think the core of the resistance, whatever little military ability they have is probably made up by people elsewhere we would call...
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my wife is from swat, comes from the royal family there, lost six members of her family fighting the taliban in swath. >> i want to actually show you a piece of video that highlights this point not only in pakistan but also in afghanistan. our stan grant getting a rare look inside of a strict islamic school, a madrassa in a poor nabl in kabul. take a look at what he saw. >> outside the day is just dawning, but these students, some as young as 6, are already locked in a trans-like rhythm, over and over. they recite the koran. these boys' minds are poisoned against the united states. do they like the u.s.? no, they say. should they leave afghanistan? yes, they say. we want our country to be peaceful. they are the devil. >> so they're indoctrining these boys to believe the united states is their enemy. we're spending years, hundreds of millions of dollars and american lives fighting this war. is there a solution? >> there is a solution. we need to think intelligently of our relationship with both afghanistan and pakistan. drone strikes, missile strikes, killing wedding parties, innocent people
my wife is from swat, comes from the royal family there, lost six members of her family fighting the taliban in swath. >> i want to actually show you a piece of video that highlights this point not only in pakistan but also in afghanistan. our stan grant getting a rare look inside of a strict islamic school, a madrassa in a poor nabl in kabul. take a look at what he saw. >> outside the day is just dawning, but these students, some as young as 6, are already locked in a trans-like...
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clearly the muslim brotherhood along islamic guidelines in no ways similar to what the taliban are doing or al qaeda. they're much, much more moderate than that. in a civil society flourishes in egypt, they'll have to work with all sorts of other parties. maximum 30% of the vote and they're going to really be mod erating by having to work with others, t.j. >> a lot of americans not familiar with the muslim brotherhood but they know al qaeda. now, the muslim brotherhood and what we're seeing on the streets right now of egypt you believe can actually lead to or help quicken the pace of the demise of al qaeda, why? >> that's absolutely right. this is a very dangerous moment for al qaeda now. you know, one regime has been toppled and another on life support and al qaeda has nothing to do at all and the people are aptu capturing the arab world and these young secular middle world and al qaeda seems irrelevant right now. if there is a transition towards democracy in the arab world, then the cultural, political, economic sclerosis that al qaeda was fed off in recent years, that will start to di
clearly the muslim brotherhood along islamic guidelines in no ways similar to what the taliban are doing or al qaeda. they're much, much more moderate than that. in a civil society flourishes in egypt, they'll have to work with all sorts of other parties. maximum 30% of the vote and they're going to really be mod erating by having to work with others, t.j. >> a lot of americans not familiar with the muslim brotherhood but they know al qaeda. now, the muslim brotherhood and what we're...
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insisting the top spy agency, the isi, had close ties to the network a violent faction of the taliban. listen to what he told the senate. >> the network for one acts as a veritable arm of pakistan's internal services intelligence agency. with isi support, the operatives conducted that truck bomb attack as well as the assault on our embassy. we also have credible intelligence that they were behind the june 28th attack on the intercontinental hotel in kabul and a host of other smaller but effective operations. >> reporter: pakistan the foreign minister responded to admiral mullen's allegations and warned the white house it's in jeopardy of losing an ally. >>> the united states is facing a real possibility of a partial government shutdown in seven days. we have heard this before, we should tell you. the republican-controlled house passing a $3.7 billion disaster aid measure late last night along with a stop gap spending bill that would keep the government from shutting down. calling for millions of cuts to offset the hurricane and wildfire victims, but senate majority leader harry reid a
insisting the top spy agency, the isi, had close ties to the network a violent faction of the taliban. listen to what he told the senate. >> the network for one acts as a veritable arm of pakistan's internal services intelligence agency. with isi support, the operatives conducted that truck bomb attack as well as the assault on our embassy. we also have credible intelligence that they were behind the june 28th attack on the intercontinental hotel in kabul and a host of other smaller but...
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on the one hand, supporting afghan taliban that are in pakistan that go into afghanistan, kill our troops, face off against afghan forces, on the other hand pakistan is an ali of ours in counterterrorism when it comes to terrorists within pakistan. so this is the pattern. it's been going on for many, many years. it's good that we've gotten over this hump and that they are trying to tone things down. >> what's -- i mean i think you're absolutely right about the chinese getting a peek at that. many of the defense analyst and aviation buffs assumed china has had a look at this already. what is the significance of secretary of state hillary clinton going? is that a good thing to return to the old pattern? >> i think her trip had been planned. i think the new development from senator kerry's trip is probably more the helicopter being returned than the secretary of state's trip. i think that was on the books and is still on the books. that's going to be part of the challenge the administration faces, to see whether this stark reality we faced of having osama bin laden inside pakistan, near an a
on the one hand, supporting afghan taliban that are in pakistan that go into afghanistan, kill our troops, face off against afghan forces, on the other hand pakistan is an ali of ours in counterterrorism when it comes to terrorists within pakistan. so this is the pattern. it's been going on for many, many years. it's good that we've gotten over this hump and that they are trying to tone things down. >> what's -- i mean i think you're absolutely right about the chinese getting a peek at...
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discussing the country's long-term relationship with the united states and possible peace talks with taliban insurgents. >>> mario monti has officially been appointed prime minister of italy. monti is convinced his country can overcome its debt crisis. he presented his new government to italy's president this morning, including a list of new minister. >>> you're caught up on the day's headlines. "american morning" back after a short break. >>> because i couldn't bear to do another story about bank fees, this morning's romans numeral is a number in sports news. the number 903, the number of wins by duke basketball coach mike krzyzewski. they call him coach k. >> it's easier that way. >> last night's win makes him the winningest men's coach and that's a number we can all get behind this morning. >> he beat his mentor, bobby knight of indiana. >>> gabby giffords' amazing recovery from a near fatal gunshot wound ten months ago. >> giffords and her husband, mark kelly, talked with diane sawyer about the highs and lows, including the moment gabby learned on what happened on that fateful day in jan
discussing the country's long-term relationship with the united states and possible peace talks with taliban insurgents. >>> mario monti has officially been appointed prime minister of italy. monti is convinced his country can overcome its debt crisis. he presented his new government to italy's president this morning, including a list of new minister. >>> you're caught up on the day's headlines. "american morning" back after a short break. >>> because i...
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taliban denied responsibility for this between sunni and shiite muslims. something we haven't heard in iraq. concerns a new element starting in this decaddecade-long confli. but certainly right now many people in kabul deeply traumatized by this death toll which may continue to rise. 150 plus people injured. back to you. >> nick paton walsh, live for us in kabul, thank you very much. >>> here at home, former illinois governor rod blagojevich could be looking at a long prison term for his conviction on more than a dozen counts of corruption. >> that's right. remember him a two-day sentencing hearing begins this morning and prosecutors will ask the judge to throw the book at blagojevich. ted rollins is live in chicago for us. good morning, ted. >> good morning. this is a big day for rod blagojevich. he'll have an opportunity to trae address the court and ask for leniency from the judge. he was, of course, found guilty, as you mentioned, of 18 counts of corruption and looking at a lengthy prison sentence. prosecutors are asking this judge to sentence blagojev
taliban denied responsibility for this between sunni and shiite muslims. something we haven't heard in iraq. concerns a new element starting in this decaddecade-long confli. but certainly right now many people in kabul deeply traumatized by this death toll which may continue to rise. 150 plus people injured. back to you. >> nick paton walsh, live for us in kabul, thank you very much. >>> here at home, former illinois governor rod blagojevich could be looking at a long prison term...
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the taliban has been exerting its influence in the area. how has it been for you? >> for me and my men it's been quite busy. getting out there, getting after it. we've been steadily, you know, helping the afghan people here. we've been promoting a lot of projects, a lot of schools, getting out there every day. >> also, congratulations on that promotion. >> thank you. >> also, much has been said about the draw down. you and some of your men will be leaving in just a few weeks. how do you feel about that? because there's been, you know, politically there's been discussions on both sides, some saying it's time for the draw down, others saying not the time for it. >> you know it's very exciting for us. it's about time about time we start looking at a draw plan and getting back to our families. we've been at it about ten years now. >> long time. >> long time. and, you know, it's about time the afghan people start taking responsibility of their country. >> it is the fourth of july, i know you guys, you're able to have some of the fourth of july barbecue lunch today. >> o
the taliban has been exerting its influence in the area. how has it been for you? >> for me and my men it's been quite busy. getting out there, getting after it. we've been steadily, you know, helping the afghan people here. we've been promoting a lot of projects, a lot of schools, getting out there every day. >> also, congratulations on that promotion. >> thank you. >> also, much has been said about the draw down. you and some of your men will be leaving in just a few...
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officers and be it military or be it police, one of the number one concerns they have seems to be the new taliban tactic, suicide bombers and improvised explosive devices. you saw in the package there, basically looking through different vehicles, trying to find out if certain bombs have been hidden in different areas, but because of the nature of this war and since there are really no front lines, the nature of attacks can really exist anywhere. just earlier we saw the attack on the intercontinental hotel, last week a number of suicide bombers arrested just outside the afghan capital. so again, you know, primary concern right now is that which they cannot see, at least by the normal eye. searching these areas, a primary concern for afghan security forces. >> it's not the normal training of police you would expect. david, thanks very much for that. we look forward to the other reports in the series. >>> let's take it back home and send it to atlanta and check in with rob marciano. it's hot again in the middle part of the country. >> we had record-breaking temperatures yesterday. we'll do them aga
officers and be it military or be it police, one of the number one concerns they have seems to be the new taliban tactic, suicide bombers and improvised explosive devices. you saw in the package there, basically looking through different vehicles, trying to find out if certain bombs have been hidden in different areas, but because of the nature of this war and since there are really no front lines, the nature of attacks can really exist anywhere. just earlier we saw the attack on the...
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finishing the job after hundreds of missions, rooting out insurgents and reclaiming villages once under taliban control, shorter's deployment is coming to an end. >> tell them i have friends. i brought friends with me. >> reporter: one of the biggest challenges before leaving making sure the afghan army and aup, afghan uniform police, can lead security before more soldiers like shorter pull out as part of the expected draw down in u.s. forces. >> that's how you do it. got it? from now always have ap. tell your boys to [ bleep ] slow down. >> this little rough spots in the beginning but they're coming along. >> ap, trying to get -- >> afghan uniform police to take the lead. sometimes they're a little disoriented, on what we want them to do. only takes a few minutes and then they kind of catch on. >> reporter: shorter is confident in how he has trained his afghan counterpart police commander saeed. saeed said he is ready to take over. but he tells me he still worries about fewer u.s. troops. >> are you leaving feeling like you've done all you can do? >> you know, jason, at first i felt like i did
finishing the job after hundreds of missions, rooting out insurgents and reclaiming villages once under taliban control, shorter's deployment is coming to an end. >> tell them i have friends. i brought friends with me. >> reporter: one of the biggest challenges before leaving making sure the afghan army and aup, afghan uniform police, can lead security before more soldiers like shorter pull out as part of the expected draw down in u.s. forces. >> that's how you do it. got it?...
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executive order on a way ahead in guantanamo bay for the nearly 200 detainees alleged al qaeda and taliban terrorists that are being held there. some of it different than the bush administration. some not so different. here's three key things in the president's executive order. his road map ahead for guantanamo bay. he opens the way now for those military commissions, military trials to resume. that were being held under the bush administration. there will be some different rules of the road, but they will resume new charges can be brought against detainees. so it's back essentially to square one on that. with some protections for the detainees. indefinite detention. there are many people there who have been held for years. they can't be charged because there's some evidentiary problems in the -- how evidence was brought against them. still considered a threat. the president now says he will review those cases. his administration will review periodically those held indefinitely and see if their cases can be resolved. right now, too big of terrorist threat to even be returned to the countri
executive order on a way ahead in guantanamo bay for the nearly 200 detainees alleged al qaeda and taliban terrorists that are being held there. some of it different than the bush administration. some not so different. here's three key things in the president's executive order. his road map ahead for guantanamo bay. he opens the way now for those military commissions, military trials to resume. that were being held under the bush administration. there will be some different rules of the road,...